St. Landry democrat., 1887-08-13


bears an appropriate inscription written oy
Robert c. Winthrop, of Boston.
Consul General Phelan at Halifax, reports
to the State Department that the schooner
Hodgkins, seized at Shelburne, has deDos'
tied the penalty of S40O, and that her ot1ense
is purely technical.
A telegram from Halifax says the customs
officers at Shelburne seized the New YORK
ship Bridgewater on the ground that, as tne
condemned foreign ship was sold there, the
department should recover twenty-five per
cent on the amount realized by such sale.
The owners refuse to pay, and have served
notice on Collector Atwood that an action
will be brought for damages. The Bridge
water is over 400 tons burden and was bid
in at the sale by the former owner for So, ITO.
She has since been repaired and is almost
ready for sea.
The National Whipmakers' Association,
which had been in session at Westtield, Mass,
has adjourned after voting to resclnd the
schedule of prices arranged in Novembe last.
This action was due to the failure of West
feldfrm to adhere to the schedule, and gen
eral cut in rates is expected. It is estimated
that the annual profits from whipmaking in
Westfeld alone are 100000, and this will be
wiped out the war in rates continues long.
At Salt Lake City George Peters, United
States attorney for Utah, filed suit against
the trustees and managers of the Mormon
Church, on behalf of the United States, to
disincorporate the said church and wind up
its business. The petition alleges that the
property is valued at 50 900, ,0O0-$2, ,OO0, ,0OOin
real estate and 81 900, 900 personal property.
1t sets forth the "law of Congress prohibit
ing any church from owning more than $5O,-
900 worth of property, and the sections OF the
Edmunds-Tucker law of 1887, providing for
the disincorporation of the Church of Latter
Day Saints by proceedings as here Instituted,
and escheating its property to the United
States for the benefit of the common school
funds of this Territory" The petition asks
the appointment of a receiver, and that all
books, papers, etc, belonging to the church
be turned over to him, together with all
deeds notes and property of every descrip-
ton. The court set September Is for the
hearing of the petition.
The employees of the rolling mills Of
Brown, Bonnell & Co., the Mahoning Val
ley Iron Company and Cartwright, McCurdy
& Co. declined to resume work because of the
refusal of the mill owners to enforce the sec
ton of the new bylaws of the Amalga-
mated Association forbiddipg the holding of
more than one job by workman in the mill.
Secretary Martin, of the Amalgamated AS
sociation, is trying to effect settlement Of
the trouble.
The Mechanics Mill at Fall River Mass,
o. 10 ~ tho sr,iD
The latter say it was impossible for them to
continue at work under prevailing condi-
tion3.
The fint-glass and chimney-glass factories
at Pittsburg have started, giving work to
about 1000 men.
The public debt statement for July is ex-
pected to show reduction of about So
100000.
The comptroller of the currency has au-
thorized the Thomasville National Bank, of
Thomasville, Ga, capital 100000, and the
Bryn Mawr National Bank, of Bryn Mawr,
Pa, capital $50, ,0OO to begin business
In recent session of the Pacific railroads
investigating committee at San Francisco
Senator Leland Stanford said that while the
railroad was in course of construction, when
the line reached Ogden, they would have
been glad to have disposed of it at ten cents
on the dollar. After the consolidation ofthe
roads now composing the Central Pacific
lines his share was something like S13, ,0OO,-
600. He said: II believe that at present
own 81, 900 shares at 81 900 per share"
The steamer Glen Shield from Yokohama
on May 81, with the first cargo of new crop
japanese tea, arrived at New York on Sat-
urday. She sailed in company with another
steamer the Montmouthshire, in race for
New York, and it is said large sums Of
money were placed on the result.
The statement of the affairs of the bank
rupt wheat firm of C. J. Kershaw g. Co., of
that the liabilities aggregate 81, 100000, and
the gross assets 81 .760, ,OO0 including 81, ,5O0,-
600 due from Wiltshire, Eckert g. Co., and
other Cincinnati parties. This leaves assets
outside Cincinnati of only s260,OoO.
A bill has been filed in the Chancery
Court at Trenton, n. j., by counsel for
Jeannette NJ. Thurber, in her suit against
the National Opera Company, praying that
a receiver be appointed for the company and
that it be declared insolvent Chancellor
McGlll granted rule to show cause why an
injunction should not issue and receiver be
named by the court.
In the Circuit Court at Chicago Ira Holmes
has filed bill against the members of the
Board of Trade firm of J. T. Lester e. Co.,
praying for an accounting. He says that
since 1880 he has bought and sold, through
Lester & Co., stocks and wheat to the
amount of more than s20,OOO,OOO, and has
paid them margins and commissions
amounting to s5O0,OOO He has never, how
ever, been furnished with any statement of
accounts, though often requested. The
court is asked to compel an accounting,
which. if ordered, Holmes thinks will show
that Lester & Co. are indebted to him in
large amount.
A terrible thunderstorm recently passed
over Leominster, Mass. The house OF
George W. Whitney was struck by light
ming and the chimney was demolished, the
plastering having been torn from the interior
and the window sashes blown out.
The house of Daniel Walton at Seabrook,
N. H, has been burned by lightning. Loss
$500.